How to go to Tunisia: Tunisia is a country in North Africa, overlooking the Mediterranean and not too far from Sicily. There are two ways to reach it: by sea, using a ferry, or by flight.
To search for a flight, we refer you to our article How to find a low cost flight to Tunisia, with all the useful information for traveling saving money but in complete safety.
If flying is not your thing or you feel the desire to take your car or camper with you, then the solution you are looking for is a ferry.
The advantages of going by sea
Whether it was the fear of flying, the love of traveling by sea or traveling by car even outside Italy that made you evaluate this way of moving, the first advantage is that being able to go by ferry allows us to start the I travel on a sort of small cruise, to slow down the rhythms of every day with the comfort of having our vehicle with us and enter the perspective of the holiday. Another advantage, going on holiday by sea with your own vehicle in tow, is that we have no restrictions on luggage, except for the passenger compartment. It could be an excellent opportunity to bring with us some delicious (and often quite fragile) local handicrafts that otherwise could arrive by air in pieces ready for a home mosaic, which probably wasn’t your initial idea. Don’t forget that all carriers also allow you to bring animals with you, so we have a special paragraph below. The vehicles permitted on the ferries are:- Car
- Camper
- Minibuses
- Van
- Motorcycle
- Bicycle
- Bus
How to evaluate if the ferry is right for you
There are four ports in Italy from which to sail to Tunisia:- Genoa
- Civitavecchia
- Salerno
- Palermo
Takes it from Civitavecchia
The vehicles of Grimaldi Lines and GNV leave the port of Civitavecchia. The journey to Tunisia takes just over a day.- With GNV you will leave on Friday at 19:00, arriving in Tunis between 28 and 31 hours later, with a stopover in Palermo.
- With Grimaldi Lines on Wednesdays at 19:30 and Fridays at 19:00
Takes it from Genoa
GNV and CTN Tunisia Ferries depart from the port of Genoa.- With GNV you will leave on Tuesday at 22:30; Friday at 12; Sunday at 17:30.
- With CTN Tunisia Ferries on Tuesday at 1pm; Thursday at 17:00; Saturday at 2 or 20:00
Takes it from Palermo
GNV and Grimaldi Lines vehicles depart from the port of Palermo.- With GNV you will leave on Saturday at 11:45.
- With Grimaldi Lines Tuesday 2:30; Saturday 12:30